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Cognos: FPM: How KPIs can help motivate and reward the right behavior - Paper #1 – Introduction - White Paper by IBM August 08, 2012 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the value of key performance indicators (KPIs) and why it's integral you set annual targets for each of them and measure performance against them rather than develop strategy maps and generate strategic action plans that drive performance improvement.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How to Use SQL Server’s Extended Events and Notifications to Proactively Resolve Performance Issues by Quest Software, now a part of Dell March 20, 2012 - (Free Research) The problem with becoming too comfortable with built-in SQL Server monitoring tools is that they're often used after problems have already arisen. Read this paper to discover how event notifications and extended events can help you drill down into SQL Server and proactively monitor your databases.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards® by Advent Software, Inc April 23, 2010 - (Free Research) Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid.  (WHITE PAPER)

Gaining the Performance Edge Using a Column-Oriented Database Management System by Sybase, an SAP company July 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explores the data explosion phenomenon and why column-oriented database systems are able to provide the boost that is needed to gain the performance edge. The paper contrasts row-oriented systems with column-oriented systems, and then elaborates on the benefits of the columnar approach.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Beating the Browser Wars: How to Win the Battle for Web Performance by Gomez August 03, 2009 - (Free Research) The war of the browsers is in full swing and we are stuck in the middle. This paper offers practical advice that can help you survive and even prevail in this combative environment. Read this paper to learn everything you need to know about the browser wars and how to survive them.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IDC White Paper: Maximizing System Performance to Manage the Cost of IT Operations by Oracle Corporation April 30, 2012 - (Free Research) This informative paper describes the implications of managing the availability of IT infrastructure across the enterprise and looks at the typical cost of downtime for various industries and regions. Read today for best practices to minimize downtime and discover the role of support and advance support services in maximizing system performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Network Monitoring: You Need It Before You Need It by Quest Software, now a part of Dell September 30, 2011 - (Free Research) <p>While network monitoring might not be at the top of your to-do list, it should be. Network monitoring is vital to implement before any problems occur, not after. Read now to learn why. </p>  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Surviving the Perfect Storm in the Food Industry by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise April 2008 - (Free Research) This paper presents an executive perspective on the underlying challenges in the food industry.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Application Quality Management by Oracle Corporation March 2010 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn how AQM solutions include thorough testing capabilities that can help users identify application quality and performance issues prior to deployment, saving valuable time, money and reputation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

High Performance Solid-State SAN Storage by Kaminario February 2012 - (Free Research) In this paper, learn about three new solid state solutions (DRAM-based, Flash-based, and a hybrid of the two) and discover the various benefits associated with each. Also learn how to determine if SSD is right for your business, and how to decide which of these three solutions will best meet your needs. Read on to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Performance Scaling with Quad-core Dell PowerEdge 2950 Servers and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 by Dell, Inc. January 2006 - (Free Research) Virtualization requires the consideration of two factors: how many virtual machines a single server can run and what level of performance these VMs can provide. This study compares and contrasts the performance of two generations of PowerEdge servers.  (WHITE PAPER)

CIO's View of Application Performance Management by Quest Software, now a part of Dell March 2013 - (Free Research) This white paper explores how well-executed application performance management can allow IT executives to focus their resources on increasing business productivity and supporting growth of their organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

LTO 6 vs LTO 5 Comparative Performance White Paper by IBM September 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper describes the performance of the IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive (LTO-6 tape drive) working on open systems environments. Read now to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Building a performance system for IT by Hewlett-Packard Limited March 2012 - (Free Research) Today’s enterprises should have a performance system—a means to transparently measure and manage progress against business goals. This white paper documents the requirements of an effective IT performance system and introduces a set of KPIs and best practices that leaders within different IT domains can use to improve performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Overcoming the Weaknesses of Server-Side Flash by QLogic Corporation May 2013 - (Free Research) This brief white paper discusses the rise of server-side flash storage solutions to eliminate the performance and complexity concerns from the storage network while acting to augment, not replace, existing storage.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle RAC Performance Quadruples on HP Cluster with Dolphin Express by Dolphin Interconnect Solutions August 2008 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the advantages of using SuperSockets with Dolphin Express to build scalable, high performance and highly cost-effective Oracle RAC clusters with industry standard servers and Dolphin components.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards by Advent Software, Inc July 1967 - (Free Research) This whitepaper, written in conjunction with Ashland Partners, explains the steps to becoming Global Investment Performance Standards compliant.  (WHITE PAPER)

WAN Governance Executive Primer by IPANEMA TECHNOLOGIES February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn the complexity of managing WAN traffic is increasing, organizations need more capabilities for optimizing application performance than just WAN acceleration.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Increase Application Performance with Solid State Disks by Texas Memory Systems, Inc. June 2008 - (Free Research) Super fast solid state discs allow organizations to manage high transaction volumes and larger numbers of users using fewer servers. Read this white paper to learn more about SSDs and how they provide a cost-effective way to improve application per...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

White Paper: Controlling Recreational Peer-to-Peer Traffic to Improve Application Performance by Exinda Networks April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper provides a practical overview on the evolution of recreational P2P traffic, how it is impacting corporate networks and, offers specific recommendations for controlling these recreational applications.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM® Lotus® Domino® Server Performance on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 by Red Hat and JBoss May 2009 - (Free Research) This paper gives a brief introduction to the Lotus Domino performance benchmarking concepts and methodology. It will also outline the detailed procedures for running the Server Load Utility with the N8Mail Workload. Finally, it presents the performance results of Lotus Domino Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for simulated workloads.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

9 Critical Reasons to Automate Performance Management by SuccessFactors April 2012 - (Free Research) Your talent management strategy can make or break the success of your organization, but this can be a challenging task if you're a SMB that still collects documentation manually. Read this white paper to learn how to automate your paper-based procedures to improve your talent management.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

9 Critical Reasons to Automate Performance Management by SuccessFactors April 2012 - (Free Research) Your talent management strategy can make or break the success of your organization, but this can be a challenging task if you're a SMB that still collects documentation manually. Read this white paper to learn how to automate your paper-based procedures to improve your talent management.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Accelerating Performance and Reducing Costs for Data-Intensive High Performance Computing (HPC) Workflows by Sun Microsystems, Inc. April 2009 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn about how you can deliver the necessary I/O throughput for HPC applications. It will also cover Sun's offerings for addressing HPC challenges in the form of flash technology, network attached storage, parallel storage, and archive solutions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Sybase IQ: An Advanced Columnar Data Warehouse Architecture by Sybase, an SAP company August 2010 - (Free Research) A Winter Corporation white paper, this paper examines the architecture and performance of Sybase IQ in view of the requirements of demanding new BI and data warehouse applications. Read this paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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